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07 June 2023 21h52

even feeling sheepish abt tweeting this is an effect of how pervasive the feeling is. ppl being like, ‘this isn’t new my guy’ – yeah exactly. now it’s so expected that it’s cringey to even point it out. the subtext is like, dude just learn to take it like the rest of us lol

Big Tech destroying culture: powerlessness in digital age

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07 June 2023 21h48

the end result is just a feeling of powerlessness that is extra present and entrenched in every facet of participating in life. there was a good tweet i can’t find that a unifying part of being alive now is a shitty rich person buying and destroying something you like. true!

Wealth as Ideological Tool: The Rise of ‘Fuck You Money’ Culture

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07 June 2023 21h45

i think this is right! and there’s definitely a literalization of this old concept that we see now (and tons of people who *love* to watch people use their “fuck you money” to own their ideological enemies)

Tech Companies Compromising Ethics for Financial Gain

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07 June 2023 21h40

not saying there’s some golden age of business or anything but i think the last decade has been a real rise of this mentality – this platform being a v small example of when the $ is just too good & you cant say no so you have to get in bed with somebody who has disdained for you

Corporate Shamelessness and Outrage Fatigue in Modern Economics

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07 June 2023 21h36

the ‘late stage capitalism’ line is kinda unhelpful now in articulating the context of our lives but if there’s 1 quality of it i think it’s just emboldening actors to be as shameless as they want who cares? ppl will move on to the next outrage & also it’s fun to own your enemies